In a related wrinkle, a hugely disproportionate amount of money (at least, by Western standards) is loaned out on a long-term basis, only to be paid back a month later.
The library sticker inside the cover, and the old-fashioned handwriting on it, showed the book was last officially loaned out at the beginning of the last century, she said.
据她介绍，从这本书封面里的图书馆标签及上面的旧笔迹可以判断，这本书最后一次正式借出是在上个世纪初。
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Many have long relied onloaned pieces from patrons, charities or orchestras.